| On offer at 25% discount - limited to current stocks Throughout the history of Britain's railways there have been events, individuals and designs that can be regarded as conspicuous successes; Stanier's locomotive designs for the LMS, automatic train control, multiple-aspect colour light signals and many others, too numerous to list. However, it is equally true that over the past two centuries there have been some spectacular failures. Among these could be listed many of the locomotive designs of Bulleid, the restricted British loading gauge and the GWR's adoption of the broad gauge In Railway Milestones and Millstones, ex-BR Signalling and Safety Officer Stanley Hall brings his years of experience of the railway industry to bear on the subject of these successes and failures. Some of the projects which he identifies as failures will undoubtedly resonate with enthusiasts, whilst others will prove controversial. Whilst not everyone will agree with Stanley Hall's traditionally forthright views on the railway industry on which he is a well respected commentator, and though some of his opinions will provoke controversy, they are all coherently argued, and undoubtedly will provoke much comment and debate amongst enthusiasts and in the railway press. Contents:
- Preface
- Part 1 – 1825 to 1913
- Mechanical Engineering 1825 to 1913
- Passenger Rolling Stock
- Civil and signalling engineering
- Government and legislation
- General
- Part 2 – 1914 to 1947
- Mechanical Engineering
- Signal and telecommunications engineering
- Freight and general
- Government intervention
- Part 3 – 1948 to 1970
- The Nationalised railway
- Steam, Diesel and electric traction
- Part 4 – 1971-2005
- The business concept and privatisation
- Trains traction and investment
- A résumé
- Bibliography
- Index
Continent: Europe
Country: UK |
